Today Armenian Defense Minister Serge Sargsian met with Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente, the Press Service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. The newly appointed military attache Mauro Scaccia and his deputy Cucu Giangavino were also present at the meeting. «A new page opened in the Armenian-Italian relations after the visit of Armenian President Robert Kocharian to Italy. I am assured that we will be able to succeed also in the military sphere,» Marco Clemente stated. In his turn, Serge Sargsian emphasized notable progress in the Armenian-Italian political and economic relations. «I want to again accentuate the role Rome, Italy played in our history. I again become convinced that the Armenian culture develops in Italy today, too. We must develop the military cooperation against that positive background. I think we will succeed without fail,» the head of the defense department of Armenia stated. Military attache Mauro Scaccia said he was ready to work for promoting Armenian-Italian close military cooperation in the course of his activities in Armenia.